The Arduino uses a shift register to interact with the keyboard’s 8×10 matrix, and the sketch translates any serial data it receives into the keypresses the clone is expecting.

Those who learned to code on its frustrating lack of tactile feedback may be surprised to see an Arduino project presenting it as the perfect way to easily hook up a keyboard to an Arduino.

The Gesture Keyboard is a device that translates gestures into letters. It’s made by an Arduino Pro Micro, an HC-06 module for Bluetooth communication, and an MPU-6050 accelerometer.

Taliyah Huang's Mouseky keyboard can also replicate most of the MacBook's trackpad's functionality.

The keyboard — which would be an instant hit at pretty much any party — is made of 40 beer cans connected to an Arduino-powered touch controller attached to a Raspberry Pi that controlled the ...